ECJ's top legal adviser says UK can unilaterally end Brexit

Opinion comes with conditions, should boost anti-Brexit campaigners

mehreen khan, alex barker

04.12.2018

Britain can decide to withdraw its notification to leave the EU without seeking permission of other remaining member states, according to advice to judges at the European Court of Justice that represents a significant success for anti-Brexit campaigners.

In an opinion on a landmark case that contradicts legal arguments made by Britain and other EU institutions, an advocate general to Europe’s highest court on Tuesday said that judges should allow for the unilateral revocation of the Article 50 exit clause, which was invoked by the UK in 2017.